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药店

yào diàn · yao dian

Traditional 藥店

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Meaning

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  1. pharmacy
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At the pharmacy

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)药店(yàodiàn)买(mǎi)防晒霜(fángshàishuāng)吧(ba)。

    Let us go to the pharmacy to buy sunscreen.

  2. Liangliang

    药店(yàodiàn)也(yě)卖(mài)防晒霜(fángshàishuāng)吗(ma)？

    Does the pharmacy sell sunscreen too?

  3. Dengdeng

    卖(mài)，药店(yàodiàn)什么(shénme)都(dōu)有(yǒu)。

    Yes, the pharmacy has everything.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)是不是(shìbùshì)也(yě)卖(mài)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)？

    Then does it sell ice cream too?

  5. Dengdeng

    不卖(bùmài)，不过(bùguò)药店(yàodiàn)旁边(pángbiān)有(yǒu)冰淇淋店(bīngqílíndiàn)。

    No, but there is an ice cream shop next to the pharmacy.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)先去(xiānqù)药店(yàodiàn)，再去(zàiqù)冰淇淋店(bīngqílíndiàn)！

    Then first the pharmacy, then the ice cream shop!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

最(zuì)近(jìn)的(de)药(yào)店(diàn)在(zài)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)？

Where's the nearest drugstore?

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)去(qù)药(yào)店(diàn)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yì)些(xiē)感(gǎn)冒(mào)药(yào)。

I went to the pharmacy and bought some cold medicine.

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药
yào

medicine; drug

店
diàn

inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store

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